Recent severe crashes

1. School bus driver blows control, hits cyclist 2026-05-08T04:55:00+00:00
   W 41 ST
   A school bus driver disregarded traffic control on W 41st Street at 12th Avenue and hit a 23-year-old cyclist. The rider suffered head injuries and was listed unconscious.
   According to the police report, a 62-year-old school bus driver was going straight on W 41st Street at 12th Avenue in Manhattan when the bus hit a 23-year-old bicyclist who was also going straight. Police recorded traffic control disregarded. The cyclist was ejected and reported unconscious with head crush injuries.
2. Drunk driving wreck kills taxi passenger 2026-05-03T03:45:00+00:00
   HENRY HUDSON PARKWAY
   Police recorded alcohol involvement after a driver crashed into a taxi on the Henry Hudson Parkway overnight. A 65-year-old woman riding in the back seat died; both drivers were hurt.
   According to the police report, a driver crashed into a taxi on the Henry Hudson Parkway around 3:45 a.m. on May 3. Police recorded alcohol involvement. A 65-year-old female passenger in the taxi was killed. The taxi driver, 49, was injured with bleeding to a lower leg; the other driver, 26, was injured with a fracture or dislocation to an arm or hand.
3. Driver followed too close, hit cyclist 2026-04-19T17:01:00+00:00
   W 67 ST
   On W 67th Street at Broadway, a driver followed too closely and hit a 42-year-old cyclist. The rider reported knee/lower-leg/foot pain and nausea.
   According to the police report, the crash happened Sunday afternoon at 5:01 p.m. on W 67th Street at Broadway in Manhattan. Police recorded following too closely as a contributing factor. A 60-year-old driver in a sedan and a 42-year-old bicyclist were traveling north when the driver hit the cyclist. The cyclist was injured and reported pain or nausea, with injury noted to the knee/lower leg/foot.
4. Taxi driver fails to yield, floors cyclist 2026-06-08T22:01:00+00:00
   W 46 ST
   A taxi driver making a left turn at W 46th Street and 9th Avenue failed to yield and hit a 41-year-old bicyclist. The rider was ejected and suffered a shoulder/upper-arm fracture and dislocation.
   According to the police report, a taxi driver making a left turn at W 46th Street and 9th Avenue failed to yield the right of way and hit a 41-year-old bicyclist around 10:01 p.m. The bicyclist was ejected and reported a shoulder/upper-arm fracture and dislocation. Police recorded failure to yield by the driver.
5. Driver followed too close on Henry Hudson 2026-06-07T16:51:00+00:00
   HENRY HUDSON PARKWAY
   On Henry Hudson Parkway, a driver followed too closely and hit another sedan. One 56-year-old driver was injured.
   According to the police report, on June 7, 2026 at about 4:51 p.m., two drivers headed north on the Henry Hudson Parkway when one driver hit another sedan. Police recorded “Following Too Closely” and “Other Vehicular” as contributing factors. A 56-year-old woman listed as a driver was reported injured, with shoulder/upper-arm injury and an internal complaint. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.